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. >> campaigning in colorado, mitt romney went after president obama for his handling of the economy >> when the president was elected he said i need to go out and borrow $787 billion and i will keep unemployment below 8%. it has not been below 8% since >> is the message that helped him out last his republican competition and tuesday primary voters in texas are expected to give him the delegates he needs to become the nominee but he will not be celebrating. he is campaigning in nevada and raising money in las vegas with donald trump. the real estate mogul continues to question president obama citizenship stirring controversy for romney >> i don't agree with all the people who support me >> the obama campaign put out an internet video criticizing mitt romney for not distancing himself from donald trump's accusations. the ad includes john mccain defending the president's citizenship. >> he is an arab >> no ma'am >> donald trott up the ante on twitter tuesday saying the president is using john mccain because mccann lost his bid for the white house >> we can revisit that but i think the
. >> campaigning in colorado, mitt romney went after president obama for his handling of the economy >> when the president was elected he said i need to go out and borrow $787 billion and i will keep unemployment below 8%. it has not been below 8% since >> is the message that helped him out last his republican competition and tuesday primary voters in texas are expected to give him the delegates he needs to become the nominee but he will not be celebrating. he is campaigning...
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what is he criticizing president obama? >> that's why so many democrats are supporting him because he wants to expand the welfare state. >> speaking from a black person's perspective i'm sure the black people on government assistance are going to agree with this. >> so you agree, romney is expanding the welfare state. so we all agree. now let's move on. and how about what conservatives say would is a freudian slip, but is it really? >> this president has run out of ideas, excuses, and in 2012 we're going to get him out of the out house -- out of the white house. >> that's what he thinks. he looks at it and says this is a black's person's house. i'm going to call it an out house. >> at least mitt romney is changing things. >> by calling the white house the out house. anyway i see how you agree with us. on to the next part here. here mitt romney will admit a fundamental truth about himself. >> i and people of my party are running for office to help the rich. >> once again being honest. he is out there, saying -- you can't spe
what is he criticizing president obama? >> that's why so many democrats are supporting him because he wants to expand the welfare state. >> speaking from a black person's perspective i'm sure the black people on government assistance are going to agree with this. >> so you agree, romney is expanding the welfare state. so we all agree. now let's move on. and how about what conservatives say would is a freudian slip, but is it really? >> this president has run out of...
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obama brought people together. i think mitt romney made a couple of missteps that served to decrease which he could have done with minority voters. it is not clear what will happen with the demand -- with the democratic party when obama is gone in 2016. will there be a candidate who steps in and continues that enthusiasm with high record turnout rates? or, if you have a john kerry of the candidate, that did not perform well. >> you have news and worried all year but the implications of the republican party. -- you have mused and worried all year about the implications of the republican party. what are the implications of mitt romney and the republican party losing? >> the demographics that we have all discussed have been obvious for a long time. the proportion of whites in the national electorate of the last four presidential campaigns has gone 81%, 77%, 74%, 72%. this is not a secret. but sometimes, the of this does not become apparent until we have an election like this. but now the obvious is readily apparent to
obama brought people together. i think mitt romney made a couple of missteps that served to decrease which he could have done with minority voters. it is not clear what will happen with the demand -- with the democratic party when obama is gone in 2016. will there be a candidate who steps in and continues that enthusiasm with high record turnout rates? or, if you have a john kerry of the candidate, that did not perform well. >> you have news and worried all year but the implications of...
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this week the two presidential rivals barack obama defeat have had been highly critical of him. mitt romney told his supporters he lost because obama gave, quote, gifts, close quote to his base and john mccain continued to speak bitterly about the president and attacks at benghazi. the big question is this politics on the part of mccain or personal, dan rather? >> personal. >> politics. >> romney personal, mccain political. >> i think it's personal. a lot of people don't like this president, and i think that's the case here. chris: ok. thanks for a great roundtable. i agree. dan rather, katty kay, jodi kantor for "the new york times" and sam donaldson. that's the show. thanks for watching. hope you and your family have much to be grateful for. see you back here
this week the two presidential rivals barack obama defeat have had been highly critical of him. mitt romney told his supporters he lost because obama gave, quote, gifts, close quote to his base and john mccain continued to speak bitterly about the president and attacks at benghazi. the big question is this politics on the part of mccain or personal, dan rather? >> personal. >> politics. >> romney personal, mccain political. >> i think it's personal. a lot of people don't...
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>> guest: i criticize obama. people ask about the book, is it pro obama, is it antiobama? it is a pro analysis book. i really felt like a lot of the books are being written about the obama here and are being written about this moment in history were falling into what i called the d.c. trap. so everything can be explained by the politician and the political operatives and the pundits and the polls. but we the people are not in that story. the people just sort of our polling data or precincts or opinion but people have real movements and people work to make changes in democracy. so i thought it was important to write a book that took people's movements seriously said the movements that elected obama, how did they built over time? obama didn't come out of nowhere, to some three, 2004. also the tea party movement which seemed to come out of nowhere. how did the work? occupy wall street. i thought those were important things to take seriously, to get from a social movement, the we the people perspective on how change happened in washington and how it doesn't. in writing that, i
>> guest: i criticize obama. people ask about the book, is it pro obama, is it antiobama? it is a pro analysis book. i really felt like a lot of the books are being written about the obama here and are being written about this moment in history were falling into what i called the d.c. trap. so everything can be explained by the politician and the political operatives and the pundits and the polls. but we the people are not in that story. the people just sort of our polling data or...
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the quickest way for obama to kill a deal he doesn't like is to praise it. i've actually toured with the idea that maybe we should raise the taxes on the 1% because many vote for obama and they deserve it. the more serious part of the theory is if you want people to want less government, mabel they will pay for the government they're getting and they will want less of it. under obama, we have seen the federal government's share of gdp go from a historic range of .3% in peacetime to 27% su we have already had this wretched with obama care and the stimulus. we're told meet us halfway. they are open to higher revenues but not necessarily higher tax rates but obama does not want to have that are given. he believes in punitive liberalism to tax the rich. people will have to move off of that if there will be in a move on the republican side to. >> do you want to respond? >> i could give a fairly robust response to that. including that the elected government other than entitlements which have been supported by both, that spending has gone down. you have seen a will
the quickest way for obama to kill a deal he doesn't like is to praise it. i've actually toured with the idea that maybe we should raise the taxes on the 1% because many vote for obama and they deserve it. the more serious part of the theory is if you want people to want less government, mabel they will pay for the government they're getting and they will want less of it. under obama, we have seen the federal government's share of gdp go from a historic range of .3% in peacetime to 27% su we...
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i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... >> the international aids conference gets underway in the district tonight and it's back to nbc for the first time in 20 years. two years ago, president obama lifted a longstanding travel ban against hiv positive visitors to the united states. >> driving through parts of the piano was a challenge today because of a challenge with a 6 inch water main. town officials tellus a leaky valve was the source of the problem. >> some problems there. >> but is on tap for the night? >> clearing skies is the good news. it has been a gloomy but cool day, no complaints for the weekend. 10 degrees warmer compared to the temperature yesterday. outside right now, it's quiet and try. for this evening we will look for high is that increased by another degree or so. the average for this d
i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... >> the international aids conference gets underway in the district tonight and it's back to nbc for the first time in 20 years. two years ago, president obama lifted a longstanding travel ban against hiv positive visitors to...
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president obama spoke with the leaders of israel and egypt. he reiterated america's support for their right to defend themselves. >>> it was president obama's first news conference since being reelected, and it was personal. the cbs reporter daniel nottingham reports the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya has sparked a nasty political battle in washington. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. >> reporter: at his first news conference since his reelection, the president defended un ambassador susan rice. senators john mccain and lindsey graham say they will block her elevation to secretary of state because of comments she made days after the attack on the consulate in libya. >> for them to go after the un ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and besmirch her reputation is outrageous. >> reporter: arizona senator john mccain took exception >> i doubt that the families of these brave americans who were murdered would believe that we are "picking on" anyone. >> reporter
president obama spoke with the leaders of israel and egypt. he reiterated america's support for their right to defend themselves. >>> it was president obama's first news conference since being reelected, and it was personal. the cbs reporter daniel nottingham reports the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya has sparked a nasty political battle in washington. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. >> reporter:...
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and as it has with barack obama you can see my book with last week's debate for four years obama's has been coddled by the media. he had a tough open it with hillary clinton but the life of the impeached of ex-president. that is how she made her neighbor across but still better than john mccain even with hillary of all the debate the questions going to obama were so softball that hillary clinton was asked incredibly complicated policy questions for the moderate asks obama if you will like another parallel. [laughter] that was a fair summary. the only standing thing is not how poorly obama's did in that is as good as the emperor was. [applause] if john mccain had been on the stage a with him we would have long faces this week. it was how magnificent mitt romney was in the first time obama had to face a tough opponent. his whole life as he says look calm and don't make fast moves he was smoking pot at occidental university not applying himself and can transfer to a premier university in america, colombia, from there you walk into harvard law school and president of the law review then pr
and as it has with barack obama you can see my book with last week's debate for four years obama's has been coddled by the media. he had a tough open it with hillary clinton but the life of the impeached of ex-president. that is how she made her neighbor across but still better than john mccain even with hillary of all the debate the questions going to obama were so softball that hillary clinton was asked incredibly complicated policy questions for the moderate asks obama if you will like...
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new project for michelle obama, the underwater vessel she agreed to stops sore. >>> the first words she spoke to her family in peeks, stay tuned for more -- familiar in weeks, stay tuned. . >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news, the victim of a flesh eating bacteria is now speaking. the family of amy said she is speaking for the first time. she said hello, whoa, my mind is blown. this is the first time she was speaking because of a breathing tube. she became infected after falling from a homemade zip line. she lost a hand and foot to the infections. >>> it would require a massage therapist be certified and establishments be certified and this comes after complaints of illegal sexual activity in some massage parlors. the issue was first decided last week. >>> facebook wants to have as many as 66 new workers at its headquarters. right now it is only half that many but facebook is offering to working with neighbors. >>> michelle obama is looking to sponsor a group of submarinessers. they will surf out of the -- serve out of the guided submarines and she will serve as a specia
new project for michelle obama, the underwater vessel she agreed to stops sore. >>> the first words she spoke to her family in peeks, stay tuned for more -- familiar in weeks, stay tuned. . >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news, the victim of a flesh eating bacteria is now speaking. the family of amy said she is speaking for the first time. she said hello, whoa, my mind is blown. this is the first time she was speaking because of a breathing tube. she became...
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the obama campaign shares that view. because if you don't pay any attention you don't blame obama for your troubles. >> coming up, a look at today's storie,,,,,,,, >> welcome back, here's a look at this morning's top stories >> a close encounter with the shark reminds people to take care on the water. white shark took a bite out of his kayak >> the fbi is reminding people to check your computer and make sure it has not been affected by the virus. tens of thousands of internet users reza risk losing service >> house speaker says an election will be a referendum on president obama economic policies >> senator john mccain joins us on face the nation this morning >> our news continues on to c.w. network. one man's crusade to wipe out what is left of a popular bay area landmark. that is on channel 44 cable 12 at 830. >> patchy fog and drizzle around the reason this morning. >> it will be a little bit cooler today than yesterday. upper fifties and low 60's in some areas. the streets of san francisco fillmore district are fullf
the obama campaign shares that view. because if you don't pay any attention you don't blame obama for your troubles. >> coming up, a look at today's storie,,,,,,,, >> welcome back, here's a look at this morning's top stories >> a close encounter with the shark reminds people to take care on the water. white shark took a bite out of his kayak >> the fbi is reminding people to check your computer and make sure it has not been affected by the virus. tens of thousands of...
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i think president obama had a message that spoke to the country. i don't think technology made the difference between him being in the white house or not but it made massive amounts of difference in terms of fundraising and reaching voters that wouldn't have been reached otherwise. >> can any of you put your finger on an the election and not necessarily for an individual but for a ballot proposition, for example, where you feel technology actually did make the difference between, you know, a win and a loss? >> i'll use one example. which is, and technology works many different ways. i mean we can talk about communicating with people via the social web or we can talk about e-mail trees, but really there are campaigns are iterating on technology in a lot of exciting ways. for example, you know, the whitman campaign in california developed a system to be able to track real-time jerry brown's speech. so when jerry brown had an appearance there would be someone from the whitman campaign with an iphone that could then was live streaming back to whitman c
i think president obama had a message that spoke to the country. i don't think technology made the difference between him being in the white house or not but it made massive amounts of difference in terms of fundraising and reaching voters that wouldn't have been reached otherwise. >> can any of you put your finger on an the election and not necessarily for an individual but for a ballot proposition, for example, where you feel technology actually did make the difference between, you...
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a look at women voters how wide is the gender gap between mitt romney and president obama and why. >>> a rough outing for fisherman they got caught in this >>> five weeks until election day mitt romney awards are to female voters and their concerns about the deficit and how it impacts the future of their household's sharyl attkisson shows us which candidate women prefer. >>> your share of obama's debt is $50,000 >>> and an ad released this week to romney campaign spoke directly to women pointing to the economy as the key concern she agrees growing debt our greatest worry. >>> the market crashed we end up in home too small for us >>> a stay at home mom with three kids she plans to vote for mitt romney to when virginia he needs more women like her a recent poll shows the gender gap is widening while romney holds a six point lead among men president obama as a 12 point advantage with women. polls show women are interested in men in issues that affect the pocketbook. she says this election will come down to one demographic >>> it will come down to single women voters it will be the pivot
a look at women voters how wide is the gender gap between mitt romney and president obama and why. >>> a rough outing for fisherman they got caught in this >>> five weeks until election day mitt romney awards are to female voters and their concerns about the deficit and how it impacts the future of their household's sharyl attkisson shows us which candidate women prefer. >>> your share of obama's debt is $50,000 >>> and an ad released this week to romney...
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obama wouldn't sign a bill. >> they blast the house republican plan it's not likely that president obama will get to sign his own fiscal cliff plan since the republicans and democrats don't like it. the measure was defeated 99-nothing. west virginia senator says that both sides aren't going far enough when it comes to cuts. >> they are lower than what everyone says we need. all economists say we need minimum of $4 trillion or greater swing. >> i don't know how we got off-track of what we need to fix this. >> it will be tough for the 20 senate democrats facing re-election. such as begoch and maryland land and mark pryor from conservative states. the top republicans say the president's span not serious. >> comes out with a proposal to raise taxes by $1.6 trillion. has unlimited authority to borrow more money. >> chuck schumer says he prefers to set the bar at $1 million. they have smart cuts to ask the millionaires to pay their fair shares. $60% of americans want millionaires to pay more. >> democrats hope this addres addresses the estate tax. increase it from 35% to 40 packet and lower pr
obama wouldn't sign a bill. >> they blast the house republican plan it's not likely that president obama will get to sign his own fiscal cliff plan since the republicans and democrats don't like it. the measure was defeated 99-nothing. west virginia senator says that both sides aren't going far enough when it comes to cuts. >> they are lower than what everyone says we need. all economists say we need minimum of $4 trillion or greater swing. >> i don't know how we got off-track...
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that is why the obama administration has proposed sweeping changes in the worker's comp program. our bill reflects the changes advocated by the obama administration, by the gao, in numerous reports by the ig of the department of labor which administers the program. on other issues, we have included a two-year prohibition on moving to five-day delivery. our belief that it is important for the postal service to squeeze out all of the costs in the system before doing this dramatic reduction from six days to five-day delivery. that reduction could come about only if gao certifies that the savings have bee made and the prs also ratifies that savings and it is still not adequate to return the postal service to solvency. i think this is so important. one company has told me that 18% of our seniors receive their prescription drugs through the mail on saturdays. there are newspapers that rely on saturday delivery. if we lose those businesses, they will turn to alternative forms of delivery causing a further decline in the postal service's volume. but again, we're taking a realistic view.
that is why the obama administration has proposed sweeping changes in the worker's comp program. our bill reflects the changes advocated by the obama administration, by the gao, in numerous reports by the ig of the department of labor which administers the program. on other issues, we have included a two-year prohibition on moving to five-day delivery. our belief that it is important for the postal service to squeeze out all of the costs in the system before doing this dramatic reduction from...
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>> bark obama? >> ask us a hard one. >> betemit -- her's the -- wait a minute, it cares about avaverage people. >> of course,. >> -- obama. >> consistent? >> probably obama, because of the press -- [laughter] >> on same-sex marriage ain favor when he ran for the state senate, a post when he ran it -- oposed whene ran at -- >> he evolved. >> straight forward? >> i give that to romney. fox news has faileded again.. the power of the libiberalress >> the thing about john f. kennedy is thahat he came from a privilege,e, but people like him anyway because he was a real person. >> what does that mean? >> you know what that means. he looked like a real person, not a ken doll. >> this kind of hagiography -- "he looked like a real person"? >> romneney haseen playing before a conscripted american population as opposed toto the kennedys. look at the people standing in front of barack obama, the kennedy audience, you see another picture of america. looked at itit romney audience, which perhaps he can change in t
>> bark obama? >> ask us a hard one. >> betemit -- her's the -- wait a minute, it cares about avaverage people. >> of course,. >> -- obama. >> consistent? >> probably obama, because of the press -- [laughter] >> on same-sex marriage ain favor when he ran for the state senate, a post when he ran it -- oposed whene ran at -- >> he evolved. >> straight forward? >> i give that to romney. fox news has faileded again.. the power of the...
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, and he did do a good job of making obama the center of attention, a referendum on obama. we know now especially now that medicare is on the table this is no longer a referendum on obama, it is a comparison. if obama hasn't done the job can mitt romney do the job any better? he did not make that case. people are saying he is well organized, a nice guy, still kind of comes off like i.e. makes don draper look like elton john, you know? he helped that image and his wife really helped him. >> mitt romney talks about his experience starting bain and the companies bain capital invested in. >> some of the companies we helped start you know and have heard from tonight. an office company called staples where i'm pleased to see the obama campaign has been shopping. [ applause ] >> the sports authority, which of course became a favorite of my boys. we helped start an early childhood learning company called bright horizons that first lady michelle obama rightly praised. at a time when nobody thought we'd ever see a new steel mill built in america we took a chance and built one in a co
, and he did do a good job of making obama the center of attention, a referendum on obama. we know now especially now that medicare is on the table this is no longer a referendum on obama, it is a comparison. if obama hasn't done the job can mitt romney do the job any better? he did not make that case. people are saying he is well organized, a nice guy, still kind of comes off like i.e. makes don draper look like elton john, you know? he helped that image and his wife really helped him....
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some of the tax increases that go along with obama health care tax increases will dramatically hurt the economy so i help they take a stand and are not fooled into an idea that the public will give them more backing next time. that is far far-fetched. one side cannot put up legitimate things immediately and the other site putting up i.o.u. >>neil: if you think any deal is better than no deal, think again, to charles' point, he says markets are good at selling off on the shams when they do. what do you make of the possibility that we could look at something that is very like what we saw last year, the trigger being not spending cuts this time but tax hikes, will it make a difference? >> it will be a disaster. here is what will happen. they push off the spending cuts until next year, when they start talking about it next year they will say push it off until after the election. then we are talking about another year where they don't do anything and the storms will get nervous, the financial markets will be nervous and that could be good if the markets started silling off to send washington
some of the tax increases that go along with obama health care tax increases will dramatically hurt the economy so i help they take a stand and are not fooled into an idea that the public will give them more backing next time. that is far far-fetched. one side cannot put up legitimate things immediately and the other site putting up i.o.u. >>neil: if you think any deal is better than no deal, think again, to charles' point, he says markets are good at selling off on the shams when they...
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. >> holding president obama accountable. we are told the president needs to own up to leaks coming out of his white house. >> i have no idea whether the president knew or did not know. i have never alleged such a thing. but i have alleged if you look at the information that has been leaked, again, that information in the book says that several officials said that they had to remain anonymous who gave this information because they would lose their jobs. the president may not have done it himself but the president is responsible as commander in chief. >> so the senator was responding to several reports that were leaked from the white house. some claim the leaks were done intentionally to make the president look tough in an election year. the white house denies the claim and eric holder said he assigned two prosecutors to investigate the issue. >> we must say that. we must give you your accomplishment, sir. and republican strategy, hi. we missed you last night. how was the wedding? >> don, everythinwas great, but i want you to
. >> holding president obama accountable. we are told the president needs to own up to leaks coming out of his white house. >> i have no idea whether the president knew or did not know. i have never alleged such a thing. but i have alleged if you look at the information that has been leaked, again, that information in the book says that several officials said that they had to remain anonymous who gave this information because they would lose their jobs. the president may not have...
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that is obama at his best. he has done some things well and some things poorly, but the grassroots and we did not performing at the level that we should have, and some of it is because we were mad at him but some is because we have the wrong idea of what his job was. i say in the book lbj didn't lead to civil rights movement. that was she was the head of state, he signed the law but for any lillehammer dr. king, those grassroots leaders were the ones in mississippi and the ones pushing forward to give the president something to respond to come in and i think that after the inauguration, not everybody that too many of us sat down and thought that we had passed the finish line when the was the starting line, november, 2008. >> host: the environment is a place for criticism what is your take on what happened at the keystone pipeline. it's a really bad idea. they would take the dirtiest most awful scraping bottom of the bucket nasty polycarp in down america's heartland over farmland or aqua first and the gulf coast
that is obama at his best. he has done some things well and some things poorly, but the grassroots and we did not performing at the level that we should have, and some of it is because we were mad at him but some is because we have the wrong idea of what his job was. i say in the book lbj didn't lead to civil rights movement. that was she was the head of state, he signed the law but for any lillehammer dr. king, those grassroots leaders were the ones in mississippi and the ones pushing forward...
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he was there about leadership, something he thinks president obama is lacking. john mccain criticized barack obama's lack of leadership tuesday night, specifically how he has talked about the killing of osama bin laden. >> he rose to number rag. his continuous bragging about taking out osama bin laden, most guys i know would say, let somebody else talk about that. >> will learn new insight into the foiled plot to blow up a jet. tuesday night we learned the cia was able to infiltrates al qaeda in yemen and get somebody on the inside. >> it is quite -- to pass herself off as a terrorist to the terrorists when you are working for the u.s. or allied intelligence agency. >> the spy secured a bomb and flipped it out of yemen. >> by having the bomb and its original state before it goes off, u.s. experts are able to figure out how the bomb works and how it may be detected. it is easier with the bomb is still intact. >> president obama recently touted his accomplishments and a weekend kickoff in ohio. >> osama bin laden is no longer a threat to this country. >> his oppon
he was there about leadership, something he thinks president obama is lacking. john mccain criticized barack obama's lack of leadership tuesday night, specifically how he has talked about the killing of osama bin laden. >> he rose to number rag. his continuous bragging about taking out osama bin laden, most guys i know would say, let somebody else talk about that. >> will learn new insight into the foiled plot to blow up a jet. tuesday night we learned the cia was able to...
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listen to romney's conference calm about obama's gifts and mccain's gifts about obama ally susan rice. >> what the president, the president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extra financial gift from the government and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. >> susan rice should have known better and if she didn't know better she's not qualified. she should have known better. i will do everything in my power to block her from being the united states secretary of state. >> let's go after romney first in a way that he's calculating how he lost. you can give all kinds of reasons when you lose. when you spout the argument that the other guy bought all the interest groups, that seems to diminish not just the purchaser but the purchase. you're basically saying these people are up for grabs. you'll never get them again. >> exactly. talking about more than half the voting public as bribery victims or being duped. it's ridiculous and insulting. precisely to some of the grownups that republicans need to do better with. latinos were outrag
listen to romney's conference calm about obama's gifts and mccain's gifts about obama ally susan rice. >> what the president, the president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extra financial gift from the government and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. >> susan rice should have known better and if she didn't know better she's not qualified. she should have known better. i will do everything in my power to block her from...
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because president obama knows that fairness for women means a stronger middle class for america. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> parts of the major interstates in florida is closed because of flooding. tropical storm debby causing two feet of water before it heads out to sea. let's look at some of the damage. >> you really could call her little debbby. barely qualifies as a tropical storm. video showing waves surging into a waterfront cafe. this proves it is doing big damage. by just sitting in the gulf, the system is keeping rain clouds in place, soaking so much of florida. >> it's hard to get around town, a lot of people broke down on the roads. >> from jacksonville to tampa, the road our waterways. two feet of rain has fallen in some places and another foot could be on the way. >> i never thought we would be paddling up and down this road. >> there have been dramatic moments, isolated tornadoes blamed for one death,. and the coast guard was called in to rescue a family and their dog from an island vacation home. >> feels like roller-coaster ride. >> it's been
because president obama knows that fairness for women means a stronger middle class for america. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> parts of the major interstates in florida is closed because of flooding. tropical storm debby causing two feet of water before it heads out to sea. let's look at some of the damage. >> you really could call her little debbby. barely qualifies as a tropical storm. video showing waves surging into a waterfront cafe. this proves it...
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president obama's video came with the launch of a new campaign project called people of faith for obama. >> i'm asking for your support because we have more work to do to build an economy where families are values and secure, to expand opportunity and extend compassion and pursue the common good. >>> meanwhile, governor romney's campaign released a video that was played for religious conservatives at the values voter summit in washington last weekend. >> all we ask is that you join us and commit like never before. this election could come down to just one more vote. i ask you to find that one vote, ask one more person to join our campaign. >>> our managing editor kim lawton has been covering the campaigns. kim, what do we know so far from the polls about how faith-based people are dividing? >> reporter: well, of course, it's just a snapshot for right now but there were some new numbers this week that suggested that evangelicals, that all important group for republicans, do seem to be supporting mitt romney at around the same levels they supported john mccain, so that's very high, so tha
president obama's video came with the launch of a new campaign project called people of faith for obama. >> i'm asking for your support because we have more work to do to build an economy where families are values and secure, to expand opportunity and extend compassion and pursue the common good. >>> meanwhile, governor romney's campaign released a video that was played for religious conservatives at the values voter summit in washington last weekend. >> all we ask is that...
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and we now know many in the obama administration knew immediately that that statement was wrong. that the attackers were not angry film critics. (laughter) but al qaeda or one of al qaeda's able a. teams, the ansar al-sharia mud hens. (laughter) so susan rice met yesterday with senators mccain, graham and ayotte to clear the air. how did that go? >> ambassador rice i think does not do justice to the reality at the time and in hindsight clearly was completely wrong. >> we are significantly troubled by many of the answers that we got and some that we didn't get concerning evidence that was overwhelming leading up to the attack on our consulate. >> jon: here's the deal: they may be right. though on the scale of public misstatements, rice's comments seem to fall more for the embarrassing evidence of institutional disorganization end of the scale. (laughter) but here's the thing: these two don't get to be the ones who self-righteously get angry about this. they're upset she may have passed bad intel, wittingly or unwittingly to the american people. remember these two from a decade ago
and we now know many in the obama administration knew immediately that that statement was wrong. that the attackers were not angry film critics. (laughter) but al qaeda or one of al qaeda's able a. teams, the ansar al-sharia mud hens. (laughter) so susan rice met yesterday with senators mccain, graham and ayotte to clear the air. how did that go? >> ambassador rice i think does not do justice to the reality at the time and in hindsight clearly was completely wrong. >> we are...
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, and it was very clear on obama wanted tax raised for the highest income americans. didn't the american people make that choice in voting for him, the electoral college and the popular vote? so isn't it incumbent on republicans to at least accept some upper income tax raise there? >> i think that the american public voted for the status quo. they voted for the gridlock that they had before the election. i think it's a little foolish of the american people to think they are going to get something different based on what they voted for. >> you think they want the status quo? >> people are locked in in the house, largely for redistricting. well, they voted for it. whether they wanted it or not, to think these people are going to change long-held habits based on one election, i think is a little bit silly. we're going to have gridlock in washington and frankly, i think gridlock is a good thing, not a bad thing. it keeps congress from taking away more liberties. >> the other thing, anderson, is that when you look at the members of congress, overwhelmingly, they were re-el
, and it was very clear on obama wanted tax raised for the highest income americans. didn't the american people make that choice in voting for him, the electoral college and the popular vote? so isn't it incumbent on republicans to at least accept some upper income tax raise there? >> i think that the american public voted for the status quo. they voted for the gridlock that they had before the election. i think it's a little foolish of the american people to think they are going to get...
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susan rice had this helpful pushback on behalf of candidate obama. >> she attacked barack obama for not being ready. they're both not ready to have that 3:00 a.m. phone call. >> all was apparently forgiven. rice is now u.s. ambassador to the united nations. >>> sometimes you have to believe a candidate understands what the rest of the country knows for sure, some surrogates are destined to go off the rails. >> there's a lot of questions as to the authenticity of the birth certificate. >> there are many people that do not believe that birth certificate is authentic. >> if you're born in a born country, you're not allowed to be president so, you know, this is a minor detail. >> for our machivellian viewers, some say mitt romney doesn't mind donald trump's issue. finally, the one top level surrogate so prone to meander off the trail, there's a name for it. joe bombs. >> i am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual men and women marrying each other are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties.
susan rice had this helpful pushback on behalf of candidate obama. >> she attacked barack obama for not being ready. they're both not ready to have that 3:00 a.m. phone call. >> all was apparently forgiven. rice is now u.s. ambassador to the united nations. >>> sometimes you have to believe a candidate understands what the rest of the country knows for sure, some surrogates are destined to go off the rails. >> there's a lot of questions as to the authenticity of the...
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barack obama. obama won in a landslide because of latino voters. that is something that republicans other than george w. bush do not understand. >> i wanto talk about this more. >> 3, 4, 5, 6, seven years ago, if i do the job as vice president -- i'm sorry. [laughter] >> you guys all got that, right? >> bit of a gaffe there. but look at this -- the nbc- "wall street journal" poll, romney is trailing obama want latinos. romney-rubio, match made in had been. -- heaven. >> match made in purgatory. [laughter] now, he is smart, he makes a great case, he has a record in florida. >> but? >> but we went through this four years ago. everybody is an amateur running for national office, and the republicans learned painfully in 2008 with gov. palin. >> this guy is no sarah palin. >> no sarah palin, but you are taking a chance. there is questions. does the cuban connection reached latinos, with the dominant vote in the country among the latino community? >> with rubio on the ticket, does he close the gap? >> id
barack obama. obama won in a landslide because of latino voters. that is something that republicans other than george w. bush do not understand. >> i wanto talk about this more. >> 3, 4, 5, 6, seven years ago, if i do the job as vice president -- i'm sorry. [laughter] >> you guys all got that, right? >> bit of a gaffe there. but look at this -- the nbc- "wall street journal" poll, romney is trailing obama want latinos. romney-rubio, match made in had been. --...
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that is easier when the bomb is still intact. >> president obama touted his accomplishments on the war on terror during a campaign event over the weekend and no higher. >> osama bin laden is no longer a threat to this country. >> his opponent in the last election said that the will -- world continues to cry out for american leadership. >> heroes don't brag. >> john mccain also criticized obama for its handling of the bloodshed in syria. >> abc 7 news attempted to contact the administration but no one has returned or e-mail. >> montgomery county police may have a new clue in the search for a man passing himself off as one of them. >> a woman says she was driving to a church last week when a man in a black car honked his horn and got her to pull over. he stole her purse and herself on. police fear he may try it again. >> he did not hurt me but maybe the next person will be different. >> police say there have been several impersonator cases in recent years. >> a battle is brewing in the d.c. police department overplayed. -- over pay. the union says rank-and-file officers have had no raise
that is easier when the bomb is still intact. >> president obama touted his accomplishments on the war on terror during a campaign event over the weekend and no higher. >> osama bin laden is no longer a threat to this country. >> his opponent in the last election said that the will -- world continues to cry out for american leadership. >> heroes don't brag. >> john mccain also criticized obama for its handling of the bloodshed in syria. >> abc 7 news...
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just like president obama said. in fact, did you know that this is august of 2008, and again right around where the collapse began to happen, 662,000 jobs were lost in the public sector local, state and federal government. now they're saying it's too much. but we've been shedding government jobs at the clip of hundreds of thousands. how about the private sector. they're not doing fine at all, right? i would love for them to be doing better, but the reality is we've had 27 months of months job creation. and so was president obama right? largely speaking he was right. of course being right is a big big crime in washington so everyone is abuzz about it. now let's turn to mitt romney. he had a gaffe of his own. >> he wants to hire more government workers. he wants to hire more teachers firefighters, police, did he not get the from the american people? wisconsin did. >> cenk: in wisconsin, we hate cops, firemen and teachers, yes, fire them all! is that the message? i hope that's not the message that romney got? president
just like president obama said. in fact, did you know that this is august of 2008, and again right around where the collapse began to happen, 662,000 jobs were lost in the public sector local, state and federal government. now they're saying it's too much. but we've been shedding government jobs at the clip of hundreds of thousands. how about the private sector. they're not doing fine at all, right? i would love for them to be doing better, but the reality is we've had 27 months of months job...
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any case he confirmed that the attack was indeed an act of terrorism consistent with what president obama had said in the rose garden the day after the attack here's the clip. no acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation alter that character or eclipse the light of the values that we stand for today we mourn for more americans who represent the very best of the united states of america. we will not waver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act republicans john mccain and lindsey graham have been calling for watergate scale or type investigations into benghazi yet both mccain and graham skipped the hearing yesterday where the joint chiefs and the f.b.i. and the cia and everybody else came to tell the senators what they wanted to hear so my question and let me start with yours are republicans really serious about finding out what's going on what happened in gaza or is this all just you know like pulling out of whitewater and oh let's pull on rose travelgate and let's pull in let's find something that we can impeach this guy well first of all
any case he confirmed that the attack was indeed an act of terrorism consistent with what president obama had said in the rose garden the day after the attack here's the clip. no acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation alter that character or eclipse the light of the values that we stand for today we mourn for more americans who represent the very best of the united states of america. we will not waver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act...
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. >> when president obama and the naacp comes down to support the issue, great. we appreciate that because you have energized our crowd. >> reporter: meanwhile, supporters are calculating a new pole saying 55% of marylanders would vote in favor of same sex marriage. >> the way to support all families under the law is to support this. it does not reflect the growing on voters. >> reporter: now both sides are gathering votes before november. opponents say they'll continue to turn in petitions until their june 30th dead line. >> if the referendum passes same sex marriage will become legal on january 1. >> firefighters spent an hour rescuing a transit worker. he suffered serious injuries and was took to a hospital. federal investigators have been notified of the accident. >> during the john -- jurors in the john edwards trial is still working to reach a verdict. we report from north carolina. >> i'll be back. >> reporter: john edwards took a break from court as the jury's deliberation moved into a seventh day. could it be a hung jury? legal analyst say probably not y
. >> when president obama and the naacp comes down to support the issue, great. we appreciate that because you have energized our crowd. >> reporter: meanwhile, supporters are calculating a new pole saying 55% of marylanders would vote in favor of same sex marriage. >> the way to support all families under the law is to support this. it does not reflect the growing on voters. >> reporter: now both sides are gathering votes before november. opponents say they'll continue...
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to the love of my life, our next first lady, michelle obama. [cheers and applause] and to malia and sasha. i love you so much and i am so proud of you. [cheers and applause] four years ago i stood before you and told you my story, that the brief union of a young man from kenya and a young woman from kansas who weren't well off, weren't well known, but shared a belief that in america their son could achieve whatever he put his mind to. it is that promise that's always set this country apart, that through hard work and sacrifice each of us can pursue our individual dreams but still come together as one american family tone sure that the next generation can pursue their dreams as well. that's why i stand here tonight, because for 232 years, at each moment when that promise was in jeopardy, ordinary men and women, students and soldiers, farmers and teachers, nurses and janitors, found the courage to keep it alive. we meet at one of those defining moments, a moment when our nation is at war, our economy is in turmoil, and the american promise has be
to the love of my life, our next first lady, michelle obama. [cheers and applause] and to malia and sasha. i love you so much and i am so proud of you. [cheers and applause] four years ago i stood before you and told you my story, that the brief union of a young man from kenya and a young woman from kansas who weren't well off, weren't well known, but shared a belief that in america their son could achieve whatever he put his mind to. it is that promise that's always set this country apart,...
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. >> cenk: which is usually what happens under the obama administration. when we come back, a woman who gets fired for a poll light response to a racist comment about her. oh man it's sick. >> i'm ok with not everybody liking me, that's fine, but a lot of our comments as of late have come across more racist than anything. >> cenk: we'll talk to that reporter live. she's right there. when we come back, we'll talk to her and then awkward questions as well. lots of those in the press these days. >> governor, i feel very uncomfortable asking this question when i'm sitting opposite you but you are a little overweight. >> more than a little. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone is ready with the know-how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ ♪ >> back on the "yo
. >> cenk: which is usually what happens under the obama administration. when we come back, a woman who gets fired for a poll light response to a racist comment about her. oh man it's sick. >> i'm ok with not everybody liking me, that's fine, but a lot of our comments as of late have come across more racist than anything. >> cenk: we'll talk to that reporter live. she's right there. when we come back, we'll talk to her and then awkward questions as well. lots of those in the...
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a message that he took on the offensive again tonight against president obama. >> sometimes i don't think that he understands what it takes to help people. i know that he wants to help but he does not know what he has to do. we need to have presidents that understand how this economy works, day to day, small business, middle sized business, big business. i do and i want to use that experience to get us to work again. >> he made those comments in las vegas where he is fund-raising tonight with the high-profile and often polarizing supporter. danielle nottingham shows us that it has the president's campaign playing the trump card. >> campaigning in colorado, mitt romney went after president obama for his handling of the economy. >> when the president was elected he said that he would go out and borrow $787 billion, and keep unemployment below 8%. it has not been below 8 percent since. >> this message helped mitt romney outlast his republican competition. and tuesday primary voters in texas are expecting to give the front runner the delegates as he needs to become the gop nominee. but mitt r
a message that he took on the offensive again tonight against president obama. >> sometimes i don't think that he understands what it takes to help people. i know that he wants to help but he does not know what he has to do. we need to have presidents that understand how this economy works, day to day, small business, middle sized business, big business. i do and i want to use that experience to get us to work again. >> he made those comments in las vegas where he is fund-raising...
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yes, that's the president obama library full. bullet holes and and a birth certificate. but they're not racist. sometimes this imagery cannot go unmentioned. either you laugh at pool this despicable or cry. so instead of laughing instead of crying, we dub whoever made this outous the mayor of crazy town and you win a contra-secretary tomorrow. now we have brett ehrlich here to explain. shh, brett' talk now. >> this sunday would youer was father's day, a day to sit pop down and tell him that you love him. in which you're the romneys. that's a chance to pander to voters. >> she loves to horse around. >> no digging your nose. >> how are you doing, knuckle snort. >> this shows romney as a loving, cary father. to make up for the fact that he gave his sons name like tagless two gs. >> every saturday morning my dad wake coming in, waking us up and saying okay, it's time to get out in the yard and let's do work. >> tag would get the the first hundred acres and josh would go through the forest for truffles to feed to the dressage ponies. wow, whoa, whoa, whoa, you're trying to ge
yes, that's the president obama library full. bullet holes and and a birth certificate. but they're not racist. sometimes this imagery cannot go unmentioned. either you laugh at pool this despicable or cry. so instead of laughing instead of crying, we dub whoever made this outous the mayor of crazy town and you win a contra-secretary tomorrow. now we have brett ehrlich here to explain. shh, brett' talk now. >> this sunday would youer was father's day, a day to sit pop down and tell him...
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i support barak obama for president. jo>>jon: a shocking endorse many. >> mentmany. >> the speech was a little low . >> i don't think hillary is nearly as big a problem for obama as bill clinton. jo>>jon: let's not forget about longer clinton and what about george clinton he could bump things up senior a analyst john oliver joins us right now. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] >> and that is a high altitude. >> sea level.john, hillary neede a strong statement of support for barak obama. she made several of them. >> john: did she, jon jo.jon: i. >> john: did you.jon: i just sa. play the clip. >> hillary: no way, no how, nom. >> john: she never said shelaidr said she was human garbage. that would have sent a signal of support. >>jon: what about this. hillary: what about this barak owobama is my candidate and he s going to be president. >> john: she didn't say when.20. did you see her outfit she could have chose a more supported look than an tan tangerine pant suit. >>jon: you want this contest. >> that is the shor
i support barak obama for president. jo>>jon: a shocking endorse many. >> mentmany. >> the speech was a little low . >> i don't think hillary is nearly as big a problem for obama as bill clinton. jo>>jon: let's not forget about longer clinton and what about george clinton he could bump things up senior a analyst john oliver joins us right now. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] >> and that is a high altitude. >> sea level.john, hillary neede a...
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john mccain is one of them. >> president obama also marked the day with a special ceremony he vietnam veterans memorial, where ten days newly added to the wall were read out loud. >>> we don't want to rush the calendar, but labor day will be here before you know it. tickets for the grand prix are on sale. they will hit the baltimore streets august 31 through september 2. last year, the race tickets went on sale back in december, so it is going to be a race to get to race day. general admission prices start as low as $15. there are several packages you can find out. out the package right for you. >>> what a night to remember the names. loyola, the north charles campus is on top of the lacrosse world, winning 9-3. eric lusby had a record four goals. they are the smallest division one titleholder. congratulations to everyone. marty stewart, release the hounds. >> imagine the celebration. >> oh, man. >> did you get the e-mail or the letter? did you hear it on the news. >> yes, you will have. we're going to talk about recalls that go right by some of you for some reason or another. we'll t
john mccain is one of them. >> president obama also marked the day with a special ceremony he vietnam veterans memorial, where ten days newly added to the wall were read out loud. >>> we don't want to rush the calendar, but labor day will be here before you know it. tickets for the grand prix are on sale. they will hit the baltimore streets august 31 through september 2. last year, the race tickets went on sale back in december, so it is going to be a race to get to race day....
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he kicked off his campaign for the fall election against obama. it was titled a better america begins tonight. he called the president a disappointment and said the presidency has failed. here's more. >> for every single mom who feels heart broken when she has to explain to her kids that she needs to take a second job and won't be home as often, for grandparents who can't afford the gas to visit their grand children anymore, for the mom and dad who never thought they'd be on food stamps, for the small business owner, desperately cutting back just to keep the doors open one more month. to all of the thousands of good and decent americans i have met who want nothing more than a better chance, a fighting chance, to all of you i have a simple message. hold on a little longer. a better america begins tonight. four years ago, barack obama dazzled us in front of greek columns with sweeping promises of hope and change. but after we came down to earth, after all the celebration and the parades, what do we have to show for 3 1/2 years of president obama? is
he kicked off his campaign for the fall election against obama. it was titled a better america begins tonight. he called the president a disappointment and said the presidency has failed. here's more. >> for every single mom who feels heart broken when she has to explain to her kids that she needs to take a second job and won't be home as often, for grandparents who can't afford the gas to visit their grand children anymore, for the mom and dad who never thought they'd be on food stamps,...
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, this ad hurts president obama. and he should not only repudiate it because it is wrong, he should repudiate it because it is hurting his candidacy which i am supporting. >>stuart: always a pleasure, thanks for coming by, sir. >> governor mitt romney's campaign suggesting the v.p. announcement could come soon the how soon? campaign karl is on that. president obama widening the lead the if the economy is not improving, are the negative ads improving, are the negative ads working for him? the better you. so we have ongoing webinars and interactive learning, plus, in-branch seminars at over 500 locations, where our dedicated support teams help you know more so your money can do more. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our teams have the information you want when you need it. it's anothereason more investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. and i thought "i can't do this, it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold a
, this ad hurts president obama. and he should not only repudiate it because it is wrong, he should repudiate it because it is hurting his candidacy which i am supporting. >>stuart: always a pleasure, thanks for coming by, sir. >> governor mitt romney's campaign suggesting the v.p. announcement could come soon the how soon? campaign karl is on that. president obama widening the lead the if the economy is not improving, are the negative ads improving, are the negative ads working for...